A year ago, "The Matrix" caused a sensation all over the world. The Wachowski Brothers also changed from rookie to hot Hollywood directors. Warner Bros. and partner Village Roadshow Pictures raised huge sums of money to put the sequel of this film on the agenda.
Bruce Berman from Roadshow Pictures became one of the producers of this project. Due to the huge investment in the project, even a veteran producer like him had taken a lot of pressure. Since the establishment of the crew, From time to time on the set, you could see his angry figure.
As an old-fashioned producer, Bruce Berman has extremely strict requirements for all the preparatory work, even if it is the recruitment of the crew, he will join it if he has time.
Projects like the "The Matrix" sequel would inevitably require a huge crew and countless kinds of behind-the-scenes workers. In addition to recommendations from major Hollywood trade associations and brokerage companies, they will also be recruiting openly.
This was a super project with a total investment of more than 300 million U.S. dollars.
Before the start of the morning interview, Bruce Berman gathered several responsible persons together and gave a brief remark, "You must ensure that every person we recruit is a top player with rich experience in the industry!"
Bruce Berman was not just a person who speaks pointlessly. After the regular meeting, he followed a production manager into an office, ready to personally participate in the recruitment interview.
The black Chevrolet drove into Burbank. The most precious treasure left by Murphy once was his familiarity with the greater Los Angeles area. Murphy soon found Warner Studios and parked the car. He picked up the paper bag on the co-pilot seat, made relevant registration at the entrance of the studio, and transferred to a battery car to enter the studio area.
Sitting in the battery car with a few other people, Murphy found that he was the youngest one, even if he wanted to, he was only twenty years old when he went to jail last year. He is now a true adult in a legal sense.
Warner Studios is located behind the Warner Building. Turning his head to look at the building, Murphy let out a sigh of relief. Although the goal is far away and it seems a little unrealistic, Murphy keeps hypnotizing himself inwardly-I am the best! To calm his nerves.
Hollywood is not easy to mix up with. If you don't even dare to set goals and don't even have the most basic confidence, you should hurry up and find another job.
Since appearing here, Murphy was full of confidence, after all, he has resources that are not available in this era.
He believes that as long as there is a suitable opportunity, he will be able to shine.
The electric car was parked in front of the office area of โโthe studio. The current Hollywood crew was outflowing seriously. The huge studio was a bit empty and deserted, and there were some people there. Murphy, like everyone else, was guided by the staff. Next, they came to a huge conference room and waited there.
Sitting in the conference room, Murphy was not interested in talking to other people but kept flashing in his mind the problems that he could face by fellow applicants with file bags. How can I show my advantage?
He was going to the interview as an artist for the crew, and he has been preparing for this for many days. Thanks to his studies at the film school, Murphy also drew a few drawings full of dark Gothic style, which would definitely add some brownie points to his application.
As it was the earliest batch, a staff member came to inform them in the room. Murphy picked up his file bag and walked to the door of an office, knocked on the door gently, and waited for the acknowledgment to come from inside. After the voice of Yes was heard, he opened the door and walked in.
There were not many people in the office, there were only two. One was a middle-aged man with short chestnut hair. He was the one who just spoke; the other is a big fat man with gray hair sitting behind the middle-aged man.
"Have a seat."
The middle-aged man pointed to the chair opposite him, and Murphy returned a polite smile, then sat down and said politely, "Thank you."
After speaking, his eyes glanced at the back of the middle-aged man inadvertently. The gray-haired big fat man was clearly above the middle-aged man.
"I'm Chris Miller, the production manager of the crew responsible for the business of art and props."
It seemed to be a routine procedure. After introducing himself, the middle-aged man gestured to the rear very politely and said, "This is Mr. Bruce Berman, the producer of the crew."
"Hello, Mr. Miller." Murphy greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Berman."
Both of them just nodded, and Chris Miller said again, "Let's start now, briefly introduce yourself."
"I'm Murphy Stanton, from Los Angeles..."
Having done a lot of work in the previous two days, Murphy gave out his carefully prepared personal resume and added five points to exaggerate the few experiences of his predecessor that are worth listening to. "Mr. Miller, although I was a freelancer before, I taught myself film art..."
Having said that, Murphy opened his file bag and placed a stack of scrolls on the desk in front of him, "These are some artwork I painted inspired by The Matrix."
Chris Miller took the picture scroll, opened it, and looked at it and thought," This man's painting skills are not very good, but his style is impressive. This is a typical dark cyberpunk, whether it is the background or the characters. All highlights are cool"!
The other two people did not notice. Murphy had been observing Chris Miller's expression without a trace. When the time came, he said, "I personally think that philosophical thinking is the core of this series. The images are so cool. This extreme style is the selling point."
Why is "The Matrix" a success? Bruce Berman knows very well that it has nothing to do with the philosophical speculation that has been touted by film critics. The biggest factor is that this film is extremely cool and has a dark cyberpunk feel to it.
Hearing what the young candidate said, he couldn't help but look over there. This young man has a tall and strong body. Even sitting here, it seems that people can smell the toughness hidden in his body, especially There are a few faint scars on that angular face, and the short brown stubble he doesn't seem like a good person visually.
Bruce Berman doesn't care if he is a good person. Hollywood is not a place where good people live.
Bruce Berman's eyes have always been on Murphy's side, not only because Murphy's words are in line with the production concepts of the next two films, but also because he thinks Murphy was a bit familiar to him as if he was in some media a long time ago. And he had seen it.
"I think I need this job..."
Sitting on the chair, Murphy is still trying his best to fight for this rare opportunity, "This is a career that I can learn and develop from. I work hard and have ambitious goals. People around me think I have perseverance and determination as tools that I apply in my every endeavor. "
These words came out of Murphy's mouth without him even blinking his eyes, "I have been influenced by the self-esteem movement since I was a child, and I was also a hard worker in school. I used to only pay attention to my own needs and be satisfied, but I know that now The workplace culture no longer caters to job loyalty as the previous generation did."
Prison is also a complex circle. Blindly tough people will not achieve good results. One year is enough for Murphy to understand what to say and when to say it. "My motto is that as long as you work hard, you will get good returns."
He looked at the interviewer and said very seriously, "A person like you, such a successful person, has definitely not obtained your position out of thin air, you must have worked extremely hard to get to the place you are right now in your life."
Chris Miller nodded lightly. If the other party's qualifications were not really bad, he could pass this initial test and enter the more rigorous investigation that followed.
This young man is polite, confident, and knows how to be humble. Chris Miller is willing to give him a chance.
Just as he was about to speak, Bruce Berman's voice rang from behind, "Young man, you were a freelancer before, what kind of work did you do?"
Murphy can see that the interviewer has a very good impression of him, and the person behind him can definitely change the interviewer's opinion. At this moment, there is no hesitation, and those things can't be concealed.
"Freelance reporters mainly shoot some news on social current affairs." He said.
Bruce Berman seemed to think of something, then stared at this side and asked, "What did you say your name just now?"
"Murphy Stanton," Murphy replied.
"Murphy Stanton?" Bruce Berman repeated it in a low voice, and a weird smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I remember, you were the one who broke into the house of Summer Redstone and went crazy in the media last year and also Injured another British director ?"
Seeing the other's expression, Murphy's heart sank, and he distinguished, "Sorry, sir, I think I should correct it a bit, it was an accidental injury."
It was said in the media later that the British director had some problems with his head because of the injury, and it is very likely that he would never be able to make a movie again.
Thinking of what his predecessor did, Murphy still feels angry and a little helpless, but this helplessness is rare. After all, he has spent a year of precious time on this. Helplessness is far worse than depression and resentment.
This is an unspeakable feeling, helplessness that hates Summer Redstone but knows that he can't do anything.
"Interestingly, a person who dared to attack a film director wanted to join the film industry."
Although Summer Redstone never responded positively to this matter, no one in Hollywood knew that he personally applied pressure to the Los Angeles police. Even if this project has little to do with Viacom, Bruce Berman did not want to use a dare. Those who fight against movie directors will become the laughing stock of the entire industry.
"NO!"
He only said this word to Murphy.
Murphy shook his hand gently and took a deep breath. This was the best opportunity he could find so far. He didn't want to leave like this, just give up like this.
Thinking about it, as long as you have the experience of working on super projects like the two sequels of The Matrix, the road ahead will definitely be a lot easier.